COP, IPCC, 1.5 degrees. Confused by all the climate terms being thrown around ahead of COP26 in Glasgow? Here’s everything you need to know
occurs when the amount of new emissions released into the atmosphere is offset by an equal amount of emissions being removed from atmosphere. Canada has committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, along with 120 other countries, including the United States.
The Paris Agreement includes stated goals to keep the planet’s average rise in global temperature below. Scientists say the world needs temperatures not to rise by more than 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. The global average temperature has risen by about 1 degree since the beginning of the 20th century.
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